Kevin De Bruyne believes David Silva's return will make Man City unstoppable

The devastating duo have been like strangers since De Bruyne joined City from Wolfsburg this summer in a club record £56m deal.

While De Bruyne has made an instant impact with his impressive tally of goals and assists, Silva has spent the last two months on the sidelines with an ankle problem.

The pair have played just three games together this season to the frustration of fans and boss Manuel Pellegrini.

But the Spanish ace handed City a huge boost by returning to action in his side’s regulation win over Southampton to help them climb back to the top of the table.

The sight of them working in tandem will have been a joy for Pellegrini to watch.

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“We haven’t played that much together and it’s been really difficult for both of us, but he’s such a great player that it’s easy to play together with him”

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Silva admits he is relishing the chance to play alongside De Bruyne and the feeling is mutual, with the Belgium ace convinced that between them they can inspire City to big things.

De Bruyne said: “Obviously it’s good for us that David is back and I think it’s also good for his confidence that he’s coming back.

“He will get some minutes, get some confidence and that’s good for us because we have had some injuries.

“We haven’t played that much together and it’s been really difficult for both of us, but he’s such a great player that it’s easy to play together with him.

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“Everybody has his own style so I think we play almost in the same position, but we are very different players so its’ better to have different players who play together than to have all the same.

“I’m more direct than him. He can keep the ball a little bit more than me so having the two together - that’s an advantage because we can switch different things.”

Raheem Sterling set-up De Bruyne for the opening goal on nine minutes after robbing the woeful Maya Yoshida before Fabian Delph doubled City’s lead before half time.

Shane Long pulled one back for Saints four minutes into the second half but just as City started to wobble, Aleksandar Kolarov settled home nerves with a powerful strike to secure his side’s first league win since Halloween.

Saints went into the game looking to equal their top-flight club record of seven successive away matches without defeat, but it never looked like happening.

Boss Ronald Koeman said: “At least in the second half we played some good football.

“We had a big chance through Dusan Tadic to make it 2-2. These are key moments to get something out of the game, but we couldn’t take advantage.”